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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM 6-K
Report of Foreign Private Issuer
Pursuant to Rule 13a-16 or 15d-16 of
the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
For the month of June, 2003
SBS Broadcasting S.A.
(Translation or registrant's name into English)
8-10 rue Mathias Hardt, L-1717 Luxembourg
(Address of principal executive offices)
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant files or will file annual reports under Form 20-F or Form 40-F.
Form 20-F ý Form 40-F o
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant by furnishing the information contained in this Form is also thereby furnishing the information to the Commission pursuant to Rule 12g3-2(b) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.
Yeso No ý
This Form 6-K submitted to the Securities and Exchange Commission is incorporated by reference into the prospectus contained in our Amendment No. 1 to Form F-3 Registration Statement filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on October 5, 2001, and our Form F-3 as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on May 30, 2003.
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
SBS BROADCASTING RECEIVES $9.0 MILLION
FROM SALE OF LIONS GATE ENTERTAINMENT INVESTMENT
LUXEMBOURG, June 16, 2003 – SBS Broadcasting SA (NASDAQ: SBTV; Euronext Amsterdam N.V.: SBS) announced today that it has sold 4,012 shares of Lions Gate Entertainment (AMEX and TSX: LGF) 5.25% Convertible Redeemable Preferred Shares, Series A to Lions Gate Entertainment for $9,027,000. SBS retains 1.7 million warrants that are exercisable into Common Shares of Lions Gate Entertainment stock.
"This sale is consistent with our announced plan to dispose of non-core, minority positions or non-consolidated assets," said Harry Evans Sloan, SBS Broadcasting's Executive Chairman. "We plan for the proceeds of this sale to improve our balance sheet."
SBS is a European commercial television and radio broadcasting company with operations in Western and Central Europe. Countries where SBS currently has broadcasting assets include: Austria, Belgium (Flanders), Denmark, Finland, Greece, Hungary, The Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Romania and Sweden.
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For further information, please contact:
| Investors: Catherine Wang/Michael Smargiassi Brainerd Communicators Tel: +1 212 986 6667 wang@braincomm.com smarg@braincomm.com | Press: Jeff Pryor Pryor Associates Tel: +1 818 382 2233 jeff@pryorpr.com |
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.
| Date: June 17, 2003 | |||
SBS BROADCASTING S.A. | |||
By: | /s/Markus Tellenbach | ||
| Name: | Markus Tellenbach | ||
| Title: | Chief Executive Officer | ||
SBS BROADCASTING RECEIVES $9.0 MILLION FROM SALE OF LIONS GATE ENTERTAINMENT INVESTMENT
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